Ā The loss of Director Vance has sent shockwaves through NCIS, and fans are reeling from the heartbreak. What was once a tight-knit, loyal team is now teetering on the brink of destruction.Ā 
Weāll admit that weĀ hateĀ to think about the day that someone else is sitting in the chair in Leon Vanceās (Rocky Carroll) office onĀ NCIS, but someone does have to fill the role of director of the agency afterĀ he was tragically killedĀ in the milestone 500th episode in Season 23.

TheĀ preview for the March 31 episode, the one immediately after, shows the team toasting Vanceās empty desk. So, who will be the next one to sit at it? Whoever it is, thatās part of them moving forward, and executive producerĀ Steven D. BinderĀ told TV Insider thatās part of what comes next.
āThe team will be grieving, of course. But we felt it important that, at the end of the [500th] episode, the team is just as focused on Vanceās sacrifice as they are their loss. Vance died to protect them all. And they are going to honor that by putting one foot in front of the other, and just continuing on their mission to protect and safeguard their country,āĀ he said.
Below, we take a look at four possibilities for who will be the next NCIS director.


